Stop Investing in Sexism

Stop Investing in Sexism

My entire working life, roughly 50 years, I’ve been hearing the same old excuses for women not advancing in corporate America. Two are dominant: “we can’t find qualified women,” and “just wait until the pipeline gets filled and things...

Finally: Fairer Tax Reporting

Employers have reported the income all Americans earn from regular jobs to the Internal Revenue Service since World War II. Starting this year, U.S. taxpayers and their brokers finally have to do the same thing with the income earned from capital gains. This smart...

The Million-Dollar Penny

Every summer, several financial firms competing to get the banking business of the world’s mega millionaires release what amounts to scorecards on global wealth. These data-packed reports tally the current number of our international rich and super-rich, by nation and...
Corporate Social Irresponsibility

Corporate Social Irresponsibility

The 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill gave rise to the corporate social responsibility movement. The BP oil disaster may mark its collapse. Over the past two decades, many organizations and investors have conducted an experiment in corporate behavior modification. An array...

Investing in Green Energy

Green America recognizes the best way to address the climate crisis is going green. As the world accepts the reality of climate change, investors are increasingly attracted to efficient, clean energy. Just like Victory Bonds supported the U.S. role in World War II, so...